Measuring magnetic fields in laser-driven coils with dual-axis proton deflectometry

Bradford, P.; Dearling, A.; Ehret, M.; Antonelli, L.; Booth, N.; Carroll, D. C.; Clarke, R. J.; Glize, K.; Heathcote, R.; Khan, M.; Moody, J. D.; Pikuz, S.; Pollock, B. B.; Read, M. P.; Ryazantsev, S.; Spindloe, C.; Ridgers, C. P.; Santos, J. J.; Tikhonchuk, V. T.; Woolsey, N. C.

doi:10.1088/1361-6587/ac0bca

Title: Measuring magnetic fields in laser-driven coils with dual-axis proton deflectometry

Journal Article · 30 June 2021 · Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6587/ac0bca · OSTI ID:1835401

; Dearling, A.; Ehret, M.; Antonelli, L.; Booth, N.; Carroll, D. C.; Clarke, R. J.; Glize, K.; Heathcote, R.; Khan, M.; Moody, J. D.; Pikuz, S.; Pollock, B. B.; Read, M. P.; Ryazantsev, S.; Spindloe, C.; Ridgers, C. P.; Santos, J. J.;

;

Abstract By driving hot electrons between two metal plates connected by a wire loop, high power lasers can generate multi-tesla, quasi-static magnetic fields in miniature coil targets. Many experiments involving laser-coil targets rely on proton deflectometry directed perpendicular to the coil axis to extract a measurement of the magnetic field. In this paper, we show that quantitative measurements using perpendicular probing are complicated by the presence of GV m ⁻¹ electric fields in the target that develop on sub-ns timescales. Probing parallel to the coil axis with fiducial grids is shown to reliably separate the electric and magnetic field measurements, giving current estimates of I ≈ 5 kA in 1 mm- and 2 mm-diameter wire loops. An analytic model of proton deflection in electric and magnetic fields is used to benchmark results from the particle-in-cell code and help deconvolve the magnetic and electric field deflections. Results are used to motivate a new experimental scheme that combines a single-plate target with axial proton probing and direct current measurements. This scheme has several important advantages over the traditional target and diagnostic set-up, enabling the robust measurement of coil magnetic fields and plasma properties, as well as making it easier to validate different theoretical models at a range of laser intensities.

View Journal Article

Cite

Export

Save

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

OSTI ID:: 1835401

Journal Information:: Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Journal Name: Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 63; ISSN 0741-3335

Publisher:: IOP PublishingCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

References (64)

A modified Thomson parabola spectrometer for high resolution multi-MeV ion measurements—Application to laser-driven ion acceleration Carroll, D. C.; Brummitt, P.; Neely, D. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 620, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.01.054	journal	August 2010
Proton probing measurement of electric and magnetic fields generated by ns and ps laser-matter interactions Romagnani, L.; Borghesi, M.; Cecchetti, C. A. Laser and Particle Beams, Vol. 26, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0263034608000281	journal	May 2008
Proton probing of laser-driven EM pulses travelling in helical coils Ahmed, H.; Kar, S.; Giesecke, A. L. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, Vol. 5 https://doi.org/10.1017/hpl.2016.47	journal	January 2017
EMP control and characterization on high-power laser systems Bradford, P.; Woolsey, N. C.; Scott, G. G. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, Vol. 6 https://doi.org/10.1017/hpl.2018.21	journal	January 2018
Study of backward terahertz radiation from intense picosecond laser–solid interactions using a multichannel calorimeter system Liu, H.; Liao, G. -Q.; Zhang, Y. -H. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, Vol. 7 https://doi.org/10.1017/hpl.2018.60	journal	January 2019
Reflection of intense laser light from microstructured targets as a potential diagnostic of laser focus and plasma temperature Jarrett, J.; King, M.; Gray, R. J. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, Vol. 7 https://doi.org/10.1017/hpl.2018.63	journal	December 2018
Effect of rear surface fields on hot, refluxing and escaping electron populations via numerical simulations Rusby, D. R.; Armstrong, C. D.; Scott, G. G. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, Vol. 7 https://doi.org/10.1017/hpl.2019.34	journal	January 2019
Petawatt and exawatt class lasers worldwide Danson, Colin N.; Haefner, Constantin; Bromage, Jake High Power Laser Science and Engineering, Vol. 7 https://doi.org/10.1017/hpl.2019.36	journal	January 2019
Bremsstrahlung emission from high power laser interactions with constrained targets for industrial radiography Armstrong, C. D.; Brenner, C. M.; Jones, C. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, Vol. 7 https://doi.org/10.1017/hpl.2019.8	journal	January 2019
Laser produced electromagnetic pulses: generation, detection and mitigation Consoli, Fabrizio; Tikhonchuk, Vladimir T.; Bardon, Matthieu High Power Laser Science and Engineering, Vol. 8 https://doi.org/10.1017/hpl.2020.13	journal	January 2020
HPLSE editorial tribute to Professor David Neely Danson, Colin; McKenna, Paul High Power Laser Science and Engineering, Vol. 9 https://doi.org/10.1017/hpl.2020.52	journal	January 2021
Proton deflectometry of a capacitor coil target along two axes Bradford, P.; Read, M. P.; Ehret, M. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, Vol. 8 https://doi.org/10.1017/hpl.2020.9	journal	January 2020
Guided post-acceleration of laser-driven ions by a miniature modular structure Kar, Satyabrata; Ahmed, Hamad; Prasad, Rajendra Nature Communications, Vol. 7, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10792	journal	April 2016
Towards optical polarization control of laser-driven proton acceleration in foils undergoing relativistic transparency Gonzalez-Izquierdo, Bruno; King, Martin; Gray, Ross J. Nature Communications, Vol. 7, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12891	journal	September 2016
Guiding of relativistic electron beams in dense matter by laser-driven magnetostatic fields Bailly-Grandvaux, M.; Santos, J. J.; Bellei, C. Nature Communications, Vol. 9, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02641-7	journal	January 2018
Time-resolved absolute measurements by electro-optic effect of giant electromagnetic pulses due to laser-plasma interaction in nanosecond regime Consoli, F.; De Angelis, R.; Duvillaret, L. Scientific Reports, Vol. 6, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1038/srep27889	journal	June 2016
Charged-particle acceleration and energy loss in laser-produced plasmas Hicks, D. G.; Li, C. K.; Séguin, F. H. Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 7, Issue 12 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1320467	journal	December 2000
Collisionless shock and supernova remnant simulations on VULCAN Woolsey, N. C.; Ali, Y. Abou; Evans, R. G. Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 8, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1351831	journal	May 2001
Creation of a uniform high magnetic-field strength environment for laser-driven experiments Courtois, C.; Ash, A. D.; Chambers, D. M. Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 98, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2035896	journal	September 2005
Enhanced proton beams from ultrathin targets driven by high contrast laser pulses Neely, D.; Foster, P.; Robinson, A. Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 89, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2220011	journal	July 2006
Radiochromic film imaging spectroscopy of laser-accelerated proton beams Nürnberg, F.; Schollmeier, M.; Brambrink, E. Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 80, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3086424	journal	March 2009
Magnetic field measurements in laser-produced plasmas via proton deflectometry Cecchetti, C. A.; Borghesi, M.; Fuchs, J. Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 16, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3097899	journal	April 2009
Inertial confinement fusion implosions with imposed magnetic field compression using the OMEGA Laser Hohenberger, M.; Chang, P. -Y.; Fiksel, G. Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 19, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3696032	journal	May 2012
Mapping return currents in laser-generated Z-pinch plasmas using proton deflectometry Manuel, M. J. -E.; Sinenian, N.; Séguin, F. H. Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 100, Issue 20 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4718425	journal	May 2012
Invited Article: Relation between electric and magnetic field structures and their proton-beam images Kugland, N. L.; Ryutov, D. D.; Plechaty, C. Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 83, Issue 10 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4750234	journal	October 2012
Measurement of the target current by inductive probe during laser interaction on terawatt laser system PALS Cikhardt, J.; Krása, J.; De Marco, M. Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 85, Issue 10 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4898016	journal	October 2014
Strong magnetic fields generated with a simple open-ended coil irradiated by high power laser pulses Zhu, B. J.; Li, Y. T.; Yuan, D. W. Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 107, Issue 26 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4939119	journal	December 2015
Magnetic reconnection driven by Gekko XII lasers with a Helmholtz capacitor-coil target Pei, X. X.; Zhong, J. Y.; Sakawa, Y. Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 23, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4944928	journal	March 2016
Ultrafast proton radiography of the magnetic fields generated by a laser-driven coil current Gao, Lan; Ji, Hantao; Fiksel, Gennady Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 23, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4945643	journal	April 2016
A simple model for estimating a magnetic field in laser-driven coils Fiksel, Gennady; Fox, William; Gao, Lan Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 109, Issue 13 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4963763	journal	September 2016
Efficient production of strong magnetic fields from ultraintense ultrashort laser pulse with capacitor-coil target Wang, Weiwu; Cai, Hongbo; Teng, Jian Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 25, Issue 8 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5000991	journal	August 2018
Laser-driven strong magnetostatic fields with applications to charged beam transport and magnetized high energy-density physics Santos, J. J.; Bailly-Grandvaux, M.; Ehret, M. Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 25, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5018735	journal	May 2018
Cherenkov radiation-based optical fibre diagnostics of fast electrons generated in intense laser-plasma interactions Liu, H.; Liao, G. -Q.; Zhang, Y. -H. Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 89, Issue 8 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5024872	journal	August 2018
Study of a magnetically driven reconnection platform using ultrafast proton radiography Chien, Abraham; Gao, Lan; Ji, Hantao Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 26, Issue 6 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5095960	journal	June 2019
Laser intensity scaling of the magnetic field from a laser-driven coil target Williams, G. J.; Patankar, S.; Mariscal, D. A. Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 127, Issue 8 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5117162	journal	February 2020
Axial proton probing of magnetic and electric fields inside laser-driven coils Peebles, J. L.; Davies, J. R.; Barnak, D. H. Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 27, Issue 6 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5134786	journal	June 2020
Study of laser-driven magnetic fields with a continuous wave Faraday rotation diagnostic Ivanov, V. V.; Maximov, A. V.; Astanovitskiy, A. L. Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 27, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5141753	journal	March 2020
Charge separation and target voltages in laser‐produced plasmas Pearlman, J. S.; Dahlbacka, G. H. Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 31, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.89729	journal	October 1977
Electromagnetic pulse emission from target holders during short-pulse laser interactions Minenna, Damien F. G.; Poyé, Alexandre; Bradford, Philip Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 27, Issue 6 https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0006666	journal	June 2020
Transient magnetic field diffusion considerations relevant to magnetically assisted indirect drive inertial confinement fusion Moody, J. D.; Johnson, A.; Javedani, J. Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 27, Issue 11 https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0022722	journal	November 2020
Scaling of laser-driven electron and proton acceleration as a function of laser pulse duration, energy, and intensity in the multi-picosecond regime Simpson, R. A.; Scott, G. G.; Mariscal, D. Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 28, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0023612	journal	January 2021
Multimillijoule coherent terahertz bursts from picosecond laser-irradiated metal foils Liao, Guoqian; Li, Yutong; Liu, Hao Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 116, Issue 10 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1815256116	journal	February 2019
Controlling the properties of ultraintense laser–proton sources using transverse refluxing of hot electrons in shaped mass-limited targets Tresca, O.; Carroll, D. C.; Yuan, X. H. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Vol. 53, Issue 10 https://doi.org/10.1088/0741-3335/53/10/105008	journal	September 2011
An empirical target discharging model relevant to hot-electron preheat in direct-drive implosions on OMEGA Sinenian, N.; Manuel, M. J-E; Frenje, J. A. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Vol. 55, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1088/0741-3335/55/4/045001	journal	February 2013
Spectral and temporal characteristics of target current and electromagnetic pulse induced by nanosecond laser ablation Krása, J.; De Marco, M.; Cikhardt, J. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Vol. 59, Issue 6 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6587/aa6805	journal	April 2017
Magnetic field generation using single-plate targets driven by kJ-ns class laser Kumar, Deepak; Singh, Sushil; Ahmed, Hamad Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Vol. 62, Issue 12 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6587/abb617	journal	November 2020
Micron-scale fast electron filaments and recirculation determined from rear-side optical emission in high-intensity laser–solid interactions Bellei, C.; Nagel, S. R.; Kar, S. New Journal of Physics, Vol. 12, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/12/7/073016	journal	July 2010
Optimization of plasma mirror reflectivity and optical quality using double laser pulses Scott, G. G.; Bagnoud, V.; Brabetz, C. New Journal of Physics, Vol. 17, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/17/3/033027	journal	March 2015
Laser-driven platform for generation and characterization of strong quasi-static magnetic fields Santos, J. J.; Bailly-Grandvaux, M.; Giuffrida, L. New Journal of Physics, Vol. 17, Issue 8 https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/17/8/083051	journal	August 2015
Diagnosis of Weibel instability evolution in the rear surface density scale lengths of laser solid interactions via proton acceleration Scott, G. G.; Brenner, C. M.; Bagnoud, V. New Journal of Physics, Vol. 19, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/aa652c	journal	April 2017
High-intensity laser-driven proton acceleration: influence of pulse contrast McKenna, Paul; Lindau, Filip; Lundh, Olle Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 364, Issue 1840 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2005.1733	journal	January 2006
Sources and space–time distribution of the electromagnetic pulses in experiments on inertial confinement fusion and laser–plasma acceleration Consoli, F.; Andreoli, P. L.; Cipriani, M. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 379, Issue 2189 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2020.0022	journal	December 2020
Dynamics of laser-generated magnetic fields using long laser pulses Morita, Hiroki; Pollock, Bradley B.; Goyon, Clement S. Physical Review E, Vol. 103, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.103.033201	journal	March 2021
Target charging in short-pulse-laser–plasma experiments Dubois, J. -L.; Lubrano-Lavaderci, F.; Raffestin, D. Physical Review E, Vol. 89, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.89.013102	journal	January 2014
Dynamic model of target charging by short laser pulse interactions Poyé, A.; Dubois, J. -L.; Lubrano-Lavaderci, F. Physical Review E, Vol. 92, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.043107	journal	October 2015
Ultrafast probing of magnetic field growth inside a laser-driven solenoid Goyon, C.; Pollock, B. B.; Turnbull, D. P. Physical Review E, Vol. 95, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.95.033208	journal	March 2017
Quasistationary magnetic field generation with a laser-driven capacitor-coil assembly Tikhonchuk, V. T.; Bailly-Grandvaux, M.; Santos, J. J. Physical Review E, Vol. 96, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.96.023202	journal	August 2017
Laser-Driven Ultrafast Field Propagation on Solid Surfaces Quinn, K.; Wilson, P. A.; Cecchetti, C. A. Physical Review Letters, Vol. 102, Issue 19 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.194801	journal	May 2009
Magnetic Reconnection between Colliding Magnetized Laser-Produced Plasma Plumes Fiksel, G.; Fox, W.; Bhattacharjee, A. Physical Review Letters, Vol. 113, Issue 10 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.105003	journal	September 2014
Measurement of Return Current in a Laser-Produced Plasma Benjamin, Robert F.; McCall, Gene H.; Ehler, A. Wayne Physical Review Letters, Vol. 42, Issue 14 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.42.890	journal	April 1979
Mitigation of strong electromagnetic pulses on the LMJ-PETAL facility Bardon, M.; Etchessahar, B.; Lubrano, F. Physical Review Research, Vol. 2, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.033502	journal	September 2020
Towards Terawatt-Scale Spectrally Tunable Terahertz Pulses via Relativistic Laser-Foil Interactions Liao, Guo-Qian; Liu, Hao; Scott, Graeme G. Physical Review X, Vol. 10, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.10.031062	journal	September 2020
Ultrahigh Pulsed Magnetic Field Produced by a CO ₂ Laser Daido, Hiroyuki; Mima, Kunioki; Miki, Futoshi Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 26, Issue Part 1, No. 8 https://doi.org/10.1143/JJAP.26.1290	journal	August 1987
Dual-axis proton deflectometry of a capacitor coil target Bradford, Philip University of York https://doi.org/10.15124/79ca0a38-dddb-480c-9edf-d8f52496dfad	dataset	January 2020

Similar Records

Proton deflectometry of a capacitor coil target along two axes

Journal Article · 2020 · High Power Laser Science and Engineering · OSTI ID:1785903

Bradford, P.; Read, M. P.; Ehret, M.; +16 more

Laser-driven quasi-static B-fields for magnetized high-energy-density experiments

Journal Article · 2024 · Physics of Plasmas · OSTI ID:2567794

Vlachos, C.; Ospina-Bohórquez, V.; Bradford, P. W.; +31 more

Mapping return currents in laser-generated Z-pinch plasmas using proton deflectometry

Journal Article · 2012 · Applied Physics Letters · OSTI ID:22025559

Manuel, M J -E; Sinenian, N; Seguin, F H; +7 more

Title: Measuring magnetic fields in laser-driven coils with dual-axis proton deflectometry

Citation Formats

References (64)

Similar Records

Related Subjects